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1、渔夫和妖怪afishermanandagenieTHEFISHERMANANDTHEGENIEOnceuponatimetherewasanoldfisherman.Hewentfishingveryearlyeverymorning,buthenevercasthisnetmorethanfourtimesaday.Onemorning,hewentoutearlytothesea.Hecasthisnetforthefirsttime,anddrewinthebodyofananimal.Hecastitasecondtime,anddrewinanoldbasketf
2、ullofsand.Hecastitathirdtime,anddrewinalotofstones.Itseemedhewouldhavenothingtotakehomethatmorning.Dayhadnowbroken,andhecasthisnetforlasttime.Aftersometime,hebegantodrawthenetin.Hefounditwasveryheavy.Buttherewerenotanyfishinit.Insteadhefoundajarwithalid.Heshookthejar,butcouldhearnothing.So
3、hetookoffthelidandlookedinside.Hecouldseenothing.Afterawhilealightsmokecameslowlyoutofthejar.Thenlittlebylittle,thesmokegrewheavierandthickertillfinallyitturnedintoaterribleGenie!"Getdownonyourknees,"saidtheGenie,"forI*mgoingtokillyou.""Why?Didn*tIsetyoufreefromthejar?""That*swhyI*mgoingto
4、killyou,butI*llletyouchoosehowyou*regoingtodie.""Butwhy?""Listen,andIwilltellyoumystory.""Iwasoneofthespiritsinheaven.ButIdidnotwanttoobeySolomon*sorders.Sooneday,heputmeinthisjarandthrewitintothesea."Duringthefirsthundredyearsofmystayinthesea,ImadeapromisethatifanyonesetmefreeIwouldmakehi
5、mveryrich.Butnoonecame.Duringthesecondhundredyears,IpromisedthatifanyonesetmefreeIwouldshowhimallthetreasuresintheworld.Butstillnoonecame.Duringthethirdhundredyears,Ipromisedthatifanyonecametosetmefree,Iwouldmakehimkingovertheearth."Stillnoonecame.ThenIbecameveryangry,anddecidedthatifanyon
6、eshouldsetmefreeIwouldkillhimatonce.Nowyouhavecomeandsetmefree.Soyoumustdie,butIwillletyousayhowyouwanttodie."Thefishermanwasnotfrightened.Hesaid:"SinceImustdie,Imust.ButbeforeIdie,answermeonequestion.""Allright,butbequick.""Wereyoureallyinthejar?Youaresobigandthejarissosmallthatitcouldhar
7、dlyholdoneofyourfeet.""OfcourseIwasinthejar.Don*tyoubelieveme?""No,andIwon*tuntilI*veseenyouinthejarwithmyowneyes."Whenheheardthis,theGeniechangedintosmoke.Slowlythesmokewentbackintothejar.Whenallofitwasinthejar,thefishermanquicklyputthelidonandthrewitbackinto
